ROOSINFO SAP (Update mode-Specific Metadata of a DataSource) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Update mode-Specific Metadata of a DataSource




ABAP Code to SELECT data from ROOSINFO
Related tables to ROOSINFO
Access table ROOSINFO




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

ROOSINFO is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Update mode-Specific Metadata of a DataSource" Information within sap ABAP programs.

This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.

i.e. DATA: wa_ROOSINFO TYPE ROOSINFO.

The ROOSINFO table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Update mode-Specific Metadata of a DataSource data available in SAP. These include GENFLAG (Single-Character Indicator), INITCOMMIT (Extractor Needs SAP-Commit After Init-Phase), SUBRC (Two digit number).. See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP ROOSINFO structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
FNAMEFunction name FUNCNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFUNCNAMELIB
GENFLAGSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
INITCOMMITExtractor Needs SAP-Commit After Init-Phase ROINITCOMMCHAR1ROINITCOMM
SUBRCTwo digit number NUMC2NUMC2NUMC2

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure ROOSINFO using ABAP code?

As ROOSINFO is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on ROOSINFO as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ROOSINFO

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ROOSINFO and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).


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